Monday Music: Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Tony Bennett and Sting)

If you are familiar with Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," this is not that. This song was written in 1933 by Al Dubin and Harry Warren. It was featured in the original Moulin Rouge cinematic film in 1934. The song was covered by many artists during the Big Band era, including Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. Tony Bennett first recorded it in 1950 for Columbia records. His later version recorded in 2006 with Sting is much richer and better interpreted. Bennett was 80 years old at the time (24 years of age when his first rendition was released).  

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